NBC has given out a ten-episode order to Universal Television’s anthology drama series “Manhunt”. Gavin Hood (“Tsotsi,” “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”) will direct the first season which deals with the mounting tension of an entire city on the hunt for a fugitive roaming the streets. Each season will examine the moment an American or international city becomes a police state or a war zone, and the violent consequences that ensue. Whit Brayton and Zack Rice will pen the scripts and executive produce. Hood, Michael Sugar, Alex Goldstone and Nicole Romano will also executive produce. Dustin Hoffman and Casey Affleck were reportedly at one point attached …

Fox is officially moving forward with its TV sequel to Spielberg’s 2002 film “Minority Report”. The drama has scored a hefty put-pilot commitment along with a significant penalty attached. The series will be set a decade after the end of the Precrime division in Washington D.C. One of the three Precogs now struggles to lead a “normal” human life but remains haunted by visions of the future. He meets a female detective haunted by her past who may help him find a purpose to his gift. Max Borenstein (“Godzilla”) will pen the script and executive produce.   Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank will also executive produce for Amblin Television, Paramount Television and 20th Century Fox Television. Source: The Live Feed

Denzel Washington has been discussing a couple of the characters his name is often linked to, namely Marvel’s Black Panther, and 007 himself, James Bond. Washington was asked whether he would be interested in playing a superhero, bringing him around to the long-standing rumour that he could play Black Panther… “I’m probably getting too old,” said the star. “They didn’t make the Black Panther yet, though, did they? I heard that they have been talking about it. That’s cool.” James Bond is another character that Washington has been linked to over the years, and when asked whether he would …

Robert De Niro and Zac Efron are set to form one of the more unlikely big-screen pairings of recent years, with the duo in talks to star in comedy Driving Dick Kelly. According to THR, De Niro is currently in talks to play a former army general convinced that his grandson (Efron) is on the brink of marrying the wrong woman. Deciding to take matters into his own hands, De Niro plans a road trip to Florida to coincide with spring break, in the hope that Efron will decide he’s not ready to give up the single life just yet. Mismatched buddy antic are sure to follow, and while the pairing might look a bit bizarre on paper, there should…

Mission: Impossible 5 might just have found itself a villain, with British actor Sean Harris thought to be in discussions to play the film’s chief antagonist. According to Deadline, Harris has been offered the role by the studio, although the deal has not yet been completed, with negotiations ongoing. Should he sign on the dotted line, Harris will line up alongside fellow newcomer, Alec Baldwin, as well as series regulars Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg and Ving Rhames. Jeremy Renner is also set to return, with Paramount hoping this latest outing proves as popular as the last instalment, which took a whopping $695 million worldwide, the most Cruise has ever accrued as leading man. Directed by Chris McQuarrie from a screenplay…

It’s an affair to regretIll-judged love affairs rarely end well in the movies. Especially when one party decides to break it off and regret it ever happened. That’s the situation that Jennifer Lopez faces in the first trailer for new thriller The Boy Next Door. Lopez stars as a teacher whose husband has been cheating on her – and who has walked out on the family at least once. When she’s at her most vulnerable, she meets the hunky Noah (Ryan Guzman), who has moved in with his uncle next door. One thing quickly leads to another and the pair is falling into bed. And …

Brad Pitt and his crew fight the good fightFor his return to the World War Two arena for the first time since Inglourious Basterds, Brad Pitt is working with End Of Watch director David Ayer, who has another men-on-a-mission drama to deliver via Fury. Check out the latest trailer for the film. Pitt’s Sergeant ‘Wardaddy’ Collier is the tank commander on a mission behind enemy lines. He has kept his crew alive through the War, but in the final push into Germany things are about to get tougher. Logan Lerman’s the new guy …

He’ll direct a new action filmTaken director Pierre Morel is showing no signs of moving away from action, at least for his big screen career. He’s just made a deal to direct The Killer for Studiocanal, based on Tom Wood’s book series.Wood’s tomes, which are collectively known as the …

Two-time Tony Award winner and Emmy nominee Patti LuPone (“American Horror Story,” “Life Goes On”) has signed on as a recurring guest star for the second season of the hit Showtime drama series “Penny Dreadful”. Lupone will play a mysterious character of great importance in Vanessa’s (Eva Green) past. In addition, award-winning British actors Helen McCrory (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, As You Like It), and Simon Russell Beale (“MI-5,” Uncle Vanya) have been upped to series regulars. McCrory returns as Evelyn Poole (a.k.a. Madame Kali), the seductive spiritualist who will pose a unique threat to our protagonists this